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Atef Abu Saif

عاطف أبو سيف

Born 1973 · Palestinian Territories

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Books on prize lists

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    IPAF 2015 · Shortlist

    حياة معلقة

    Hayat Mu'allaqa

    Title translated by AI:“A Suspended Life”

    Atef Abu Saif · 42 when first published

    Novel · Politics, War

    AI-generated summary:Naim, who owns the only printing press in a Gaza refugee camp and prints the posters of its martyrs, is killed by an army bullet, and his son refuses to let a poster be printed for him.